Double-pointed tack-sorting machine



(No Model.)

J. P. IN-GWILL, DOUBLE POINTED TACK SORTING MACHINE. No. 354,909.

Patented Dec. 28, 1886 llllllllfmi ,2 a v z n J l LID I D 6 Mixes 56K510875507.-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. KINGWILL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DOUBLE-PO INTED TACK-SORTING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 354,909, dated December28, 1886.

' Application filed April 26, 1886, Serial No. 200,184. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that-l, JOHN F. KINGWILL, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Ghimachine which shallautomatically accom-' plish the above result, requiring only to besupplied with a sufficient quantity of tacks.

This object I attain by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings.

Figure 1 is a section of my device secured on a driving-frame ofatack-machine. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 3 is a plansection of same.

Like parts are indicated by the same letter in all the figures.

A A are the vertical frame-pieces; B B and O, the cross pieces; E, anupper elevated inc'lined tack-chute; F F, the sidepieces of anoppositely-inclined sorting frame or riddle; G, a cross-head in theriddle supported on the rodG. H is the riddle-box; I I I, tacks shown invarious positions; J, the taek-drivinghead of a tack-machine, shown inthese drawings only to illustrate the use to which my device may be put.

K is a counter-shaft driven in the usual manner and carrying a crankwheel, L.

The bottom of the sorting 'frame or riddle is formed of the ways orguides or bars M M, having parallel upper ends, M M. N N arecontinuations of these ways. The ways and continuations thereof arearranged so as to form a frame of closely-set parallel narrow bars,which gradually increase in diameter, diverge, and finally curve at thelower ends, so as to properly deliver the tacks.

O is a door in the side of the riddle-box. P is a spring which engagesthe rod G, and R is a lug on the rod S, which is jointed at T andsecured to the crank-wheel L. As the rod reciprocates, the spring andlug operate to agitate the cross-head in the riddle, and

thus also agitate the tacks which may be lying on the bars in the same.

The operation of my machine is sufficiently illustrated. The tacks aretaken from the riddlebox and put into the chute, where they fall on theparallel ends of the riddle-bars. Here they are agitated as described,and they gradually straddle the bars in a tangled and mixed condition.The bars are placed so near together that but a small portion of thetacks will fall to the bottom of the box below. The tacks which havestraddled the bars are gradually worked downward along the bars by theiragitation until they reach the point where the bars begin to diverge.Here they are separated from each other and somewhat relieved from theirtangled condition. All tacks which may have been riding on'top of thebars are dropped between them to the bottom of the box below. 'As thetacks pass down onto the enlarged ends of the ways or bars they arestraightened up until they reach the point where the width of the barsis nearly equal to the space between the sides of the tacks, where theywill be found to be thoroughly straightened up and arranged incontinuous even rows of tacks on the bars. They may then be deliveredinto a driving-machine, as suggested and partly illustrated, or they maybe strung or boxed in regular order for shipment.

3. In a tack-sorting machine, a riddle con- I sisting of thin paralleland diverging inclined bars.

4. In a tack-sorting machine, a riddle consisting ofaseries of thininclined parallel and diverging bars which gradually increase indiameter.

5. In a tack-sorting machine, a riddle consisting of a series ofinclined ways which gradually diverge and increase in diameter towardtheir lower ends.

Witnesses: JOHN F. KINGWILL.

FRANCIS W. P:ARKER, CHAS. S. BURTON,

